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The Play ‘Pacts to Reforest the Earth’ Portrays 2040 in Rio’s Maré Favela, Where ‘All That Remain Are the Pests and the Power of Ancestral Love’ [REVIEW]

By Karen Fontoura • Translation by Kay Alvito • July 30, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Through dance, music, audiovisual and many laughs, two Black queers stage the end of humanity. Set in 2040, as the post-human era begins, the play raises the questions: what is Complexo […]

#UPPWatch

Gun Violence Against Children: Rio’s City and State Governments Fail to Address Ongoing Childhood Tragedy

By Felipe Migliani • Translation by Ujwala Murthy • July 25, 2025

Clique aqui para Português Since 2016, 710 children and adolescents have been shot in Greater Rio—an average of nearly two young victims per week. According to a February 2025 report by the Fogo Cruzado Institute, […]

#UPPWatch

Tenth Edition of ‘Black July’ Connects Rio Favelas and Palestinians Against State Terrorism

By Amanda Baroni Lopes • Translation by Staff • July 17, 2025

Clique aqui para Português On Saturday, July 5, the tenth edition of Black July took place at the Maré Museum, in the group of favelas that make up Complexo da Maré, in Rio de Janeiro’s […]

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João Danado: Tradition, Resistance and Cultural Power in the Heart of the Santo Amaro Favela [IMAGES]

By Amanda Rocha, Nandara Mendes • Translation by Marina Devine Guzmán • July 7, 2025

Clique aqui para Português The Santo Amaro favela is located in Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone, more specifically between the neighborhoods of Catete, Glória, and Santa Teresa. During the early hours of June 7, 2025, […]

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Get to Know ‘Gaia Space’, A Network of Women Fighting for Environmental Justice and Obstetric Dignity in Greater Rio de Janeiro

By Igor Soares • Translation by Marina Devine Guzmán • June 20, 2025

Clique aqui para Português This article is part of a series created in partnership with the Behner Stiefel Center for Brazilian Studies at San Diego State University, to produce articles for the Digital Brazil Project on environmental justice in the favelas […]

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